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RHA pushes for gender-neutral housing

Rachel Jackson
October 31, 2011

After receiving campuswide support last year for a proposed gender-neutral housing policy, the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, hopes to pick up on efforts in turning the bill into policy. RHA President Sarah Pomeroy said moving the effort forward is a matter of clearly defining a feasible method to implement the policy and discussing it with administrators. Several student groups spearheaded the effort last year to implement gender-neutral housing — which would allow students in residence halls to live with members of the opposite sex — and RHA hopes to continue progress by picking up where other groups left off. Both RHA and ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, passed bills in the spring supporting the effort. Pomeroy said she is unsure of the route the effort will take this year, but the next step is meeting with President Lou Anna K.

NEWS

Police Brief 11/01/11

Summer Ballentine
October 31, 2011

A 24-year-old Brighton, Mich., man was hit by a vehicle Friday at about 2:30 a.m. at the corner of Abbot Road and Saginaw Avenue, according to an East Lansing Police report.

COMMENTARY

Avian club treats animals well

The State News recently published an article on the Avian Science Club’s annual Thanksgiving turkey sale (SN 9/27). As a MSU Avian Science Club e-board member, someone who spends time at the MSU Poultry Research and Teaching Center and an employee of the MSU Meat Laboratory, I can say I am thoroughly unimpressed with how the turkey sale and the club as a whole were represented.

MSU

Observatory offers telescope viewing

Julia Nagy
October 31, 2011

From 9-11 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, the MSU Observatory, located at the corner of Forest and College roads, will open its doors to the public for a free viewing of MSU’s 0.6 meter telescope.

MSU

Migrations of Islam project to show film

Julia Nagy
October 31, 2011

At 7 p.m. today in the Communication Arts and Sciences Building auditorium, members of the Migrations of Islam project will show “The Taqwacores,” a film chronicling a Muslim punk-rock scene. The film examines being young and Muslim in the U.S.

COMMENTARY

Agreement not needed; just listen

Victoria Merritt
October 31, 2011

While many questions race through my mind during the average school week, one in particular bombarded me from many angles this week. Do I agree with Kirk? My response: I’m not sure; I will know on Thursday. I know I am a strong supporter of the Constitution and the corresponding Bill of Rights, and I believe in Jesus Christ.

SPORTS

Women's cross country wins 2nd straight Big Ten title, ready to move on

They’ve done it again. One year after winning MSU’s first women’s cross country Big Ten title since 2001, the Spartans claimed their second straight conference championship Sunday in Urbana, Ill. Walt Drenth, director of MSU cross country and track and field, said the team was aiming to add another championship win to its résumé prior to this season. “As a group, they sat down together before the season started and talked about what they would like to accomplish,” Drenth said.

COMMENTARY

Demand passionately, not without respect

There was a time and a place for the Black Student Alliance, or BSA, to be indignant; that time was in the days immediately following the writing of racial slurs on students’ doors. The organization should have stifled that demeanor when speaking to MSU’s administration.

SOCCER

Clark earns weekly Big Ten honor

Pat Evans
October 31, 2011

MSU men’s soccer team senior goalie Jeremy Clark was named Big Ten Defensive Co-Player of the Week by the conference. Ohio State goalie Matt Lampson shares the award with Clark. Clark made three saves in a 2-1 victory against Western Michigan on Wednesday in preparation for Sunday’s matchup with Michigan. The goalie made nine saves for the shutout against the Wolverines, including a five-shot flurry in the final five minutes of the game. Clark is second in the Big Ten with a .804 save percentage on the season.